flame tree

1. 1.

   a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses

   Synonymsfire treeChristmas treeNuytsia floribunda

   Broaderparasitic plant

   Part ofNuytsia
2. 2.

   showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

   Synonymsroyal poincianaflamboyantpeacock flowerDelonix regiaPoinciana regia

   Broaderangiospermous tree

   Part ofDelonix
3. 3.

   north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves

   Synonymsbroad-leaved bottletreeBrachychiton australis

   Broaderbottle-tree
4. 4.

   south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers

   Synonymsflame durrajongBrachychiton acerifoliusSterculia acerifolia

   Broaderbottle-tree
5. 5.

   tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

   Synonymshuisachecassiemimosa bushsweet wattlesweet acaciascented wattleAcacia farnesiana

   Broaderacacia

   Part ofgenus Acacia

Questions about flame tree

What does flame tree mean?

flame tree means "a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for flame tree?

Close synonyms include fire tree, Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda, royal poinciana, flamboyant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flame tree a common word?

flame tree is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.